勉べん強きょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

study; learning

The most common meaning: acquiring knowledge or skills through reading, practice, or instruction. Used as a noun or with する.

• 毎まい日にち、日本にほん語ごを勉べん強きょうしています。

  I study Japanese every day.

• 試し験けんのために歴れき史しを勉べん強きょうする。

  I study history for the exam.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

diligence; hard work; effort

Focuses on the effort and industriousness rather than the content of study. Often used in set phrases like 勉強家 (a hard worker) or 勉強になる (to be a learning experience).

• 彼かれは本ほん当とうに勉べん強きょう家かだ。

  He is a really hard worker.

• この失しっ敗ぱいはいい勉べん強きょうになった。

  This failure was a good learning experience.

noun

experience; knowledge; lesson

Refers to knowledge or a lesson gained through experience, often a valuable or hard-earned one. Common in the phrase いい勉強になる.

• 海かい外がい旅りょ行こうはとてもいい勉べん強きょうになった。

  Traveling abroad was a very good learning experience.

• 彼かれの話はなしは勉べん強きょうになった。

  His story was educational.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

discount; price reduction

A somewhat dated or merchant-specific term for a discount. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 割引 (わりびき) or 値引き (ねびき). Still seen in some traditional shops.

• あの店みせは少すこし勉べん強きょうしてくれる。

  That shop gives a small discount.

• もう少すこし勉べん強きょうできませんか。

  Can you lower the price a little more?